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#c84afa ≈ Medium Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#c84afa is a color from the magenta family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 78.43% red, 29.02% green and 98.04% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 20% cyan, 70.4% magenta, 0% yellow and 1.96% black. Its hue angle is 282.95°, with 94.62% saturation and 63.53% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with creativity, boldness and individuality. Designers typically use it for beauty and cosmetics, creative studios and call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.82:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#ba55d3), ΔE 5.57.

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Relative luminance0.2408

Complementary

  1. #c84afa
  2. #7cfa4a

Split complementary

  1. #c84afa
  2. #d4fa4a
  3. #4afa70

Analogous

  1. #704afa
  2. #c84afa
  3. #fa4ad4

Triadic

  1. #c84afa
  2. #fac84a
  3. #4afac8

Tetradic

  1. #c84afa
  2. #fa4a7c
  3. #7cfa4a
  4. #4afac8

Square

  1. #c84afa
  2. #fa704a
  3. #7cfa4a
  4. #4ad4fa

Monochromatic

  1. #7805a6
  2. #ae07f1
  3. #c84afa
  4. #df94fc
  5. #f5dffe

Shades

#c84afa mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c84afa
  2. #b443e1
  3. #a03bc8
  4. #8c34af
  5. #782c96
  6. #64257d
  7. #501e64
  8. #3c164b
  9. #280f32
  10. #140719
  11. #000000

Tints

#c84afa mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c84afa
  2. #ce5cfb
  3. #d36efb
  4. #d980fc
  5. #de92fc
  6. #e4a5fd
  7. #e9b7fd
  8. #efc9fe
  9. #f4dbfe
  10. #faedff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c84afa mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c84afa
  2. #c14fee
  3. #ba55e2
  4. #b25ad5
  5. #ab60c9
  6. #a465bd
  7. #9d6ab1
  8. #9670a5
  9. #8e7598
  10. #877b8c
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.61:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.82:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #878787 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a573c0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0080ff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #418af6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c46f9e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7e6efd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8c75f8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c562c9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c84afa {
  color: #c84afa;
}
Background
.bg-c84afa {
  background-color: #c84afa;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c84afa {
  border: 2px solid #c84afa;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c84afa;
  --color-primary-rgb: 200 74 250;
  --color-primary-hsl: 283 95% 64%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c84afa {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c84afa, #fa4ad4);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c84afa {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(200 74 250 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 5.57 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 7.02 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 7.88 #ff00ff Magenta ΔE 7.88 #df73ff Heliotrope ΔE 9.15 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 9.88 #da70d6 Orchid ΔE 10.92 #37b505 Inverted #878787 Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#c84afa  rgb(200, 74, 250)  hsl(283, 95%, 64%)  Medium Orchid
#7cfa4a  rgb(124, 250, 74)  hsl(103, 95%, 64%)  Lawn Green
#fac84a  rgb(250, 200, 74)  hsl(43, 95%, 64%)  Saffron
#4afac8  rgb(74, 250, 200)  hsl(163, 95%, 64%)  Aquamarine